Yuletide Pasture

 Hey Stampin' Friends!

Just like that it's another Monday coming at us! We decided to put up Christmas decorations this weekend and I feel I need to offer an explanation. Here's my thinking, A) We are still extremely grateful and Thankful for all things including friends, family and all that our life encompasses, B) 2020 has really been a year and it seems nothing is the way it was before, C) We definitely need some Christmas cheer and starting early won't hurt this year!

Usually I start stamping and playing with Christmas related products in July, when I first receive the new holiday products in a preorder. If you consider that, I've been dealing with Christmas for quite awhile already! Today's featured stamp set is a winner if you love animals, which I do. This set features a cute kitten, peaceful sheep and shaggy cow. Ready to see some samples?

To be honest, this doesn't look anything like cows in Montana, but I thought he was pretty cute! He seems a little underwhelmed by the holidays but perfectly willing to go with the flow. While the cow is the star of this card, I loved using some of the "Tis the Season" Designer Series Paper and my Buffalo Plaid background stamp on Real Red card stock. I colored him with Stampin' Blends which is always my favorite!

Our August Paper Pumpkin kit was full of beautiful sky backgrounds and so I saved some for Christmas cards. I die cut a circle out of the background and stamped this sweet sheep on Pool Party card stock with Night of Navy ink. The stars are cut out of silver foil paper with the Stitched Stars dies. 

Here's a perfect idea for you cat lovers! He's already for Christmas and planning on staying warm with his scarf! When I saw the "Joy to the World" sentiment, I immediately thought of the "World of Good " dies featuring a globe. I've used it for several Christmas ideas so far and this is one of my favorites. It never hurts to add some texture with an embossing folder and I used the Hammered Metal one here.  My sentiment is die cut with a few dies from the "Tasteful Labels" set. 

And here's one more with the sweet sheep, colored with Blends after stamping on some "In Good Taste" Designer Series Paper. I also used an embossing folder from the "Wrapped in Texture" set and some tree stamps and dies from the "In the Pines" bundle. It's fun to combine what you have on hand to expand the versatility of your stash. 

Believe it or not, it's not too late to put in an order for some holiday products and make some cards or other fun creations. The holidays are a perfect time to set your table with some fun party favors, name cards, tags or other decor that you've created yourself. I keep telling people it's as much about the process of creating (stamping, quilting, knitting, etc) as it is about the end product. Crafty people love to craft! Add stamping to your list of impressive crafty skills - you won't regret it!

I hope you are healthy and safe as we venture into some more uncharted waters with holidays in a pandemic year. We never saw this coming, did we? I always sorta half kiddingly joked that stamping is therapy. Now I mean it! Contact me and we will chat about where to start!

Happy Stampin'!

Sarah